After ranting over how WWE needs to be more creative with their bonus feature offerings for their pay-per-view DVD offerings, it appears they have listened to my advice.

The latest round of PPV DVDs mixes the traditional format (commercials, the night's Heat broadcast and exclusive interviews) with some features fans haven't seen that much, or at all, in previous releases. Whether they succeed or fail, however, is another story.

Analysis -- Very nice touch by WWE to include the Ugly vid, getting good exposure for the Exies. The Cena/Carlito segment includes everything from the Smackdown! broadcast surrounding the fight, which is a welcome addition. Hopefully this kind of epilogue will be included from now on.

Analysis -- The Heat match was pretty good, with Akio again showing some hot stuff. Hopefully with London as champ, the two can have good Cruiserweight Title matches. The Carlito/Long segment was not bad as the start of their antics as well. The rest, however, is passable. Better than most extras packages.

Commercials: History of the Royal Rumble; The Triple-Threat Match; The World
Heavyweight Title Match; Casket Match
Story behind the Triple-Threat match
Additional history of the Royal Rumble

DVD Exclusives

After the Royal Rumble
Theodore Long offers Batista a contract
JBL interview from Raw 1/31/2005

Analysis -- There is one really good segment here, which is the history of the Royal Rumble. The segment shows some of the Rumble's high spots and is a good, but brief look at this WWE signature match. The rest is pretty forgettable. Where's the musical commercial? Worth a look, but not exceedingly necessary.

Jon Waldman is SLAM!'s WWE DVD reviewer. Born and bred in the heart of the 'Peg, Jon has been a SLAM! contributor since 2000. He is still waiting for a career retrospective DVD on Special Delivery Jones.